132. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 4 May 2022, if he will provide a further update on the timeline to confirm the statutory instrument to give effect to the changes agreed in the CIÉ regular wages scheme. [32134/22]
1373. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals who have been detained when arriving in Ireland and charged with travelling on fake South African passports in the past five years, in tabular form. [30825/22]
1372. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the value of fines levied on airlines for failure to carry out adequate checks on travel documents prior to flying in the past five years, in tabular form. [30824/22]
1314. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the Irish Prison Service staff code of ethics, which was introduced in December 2021, will be released to the public.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29612/22]
1300. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice , further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 31 May, the level of vaccination that is required for critical mass at Cloverhill Prison; the current level of vaccination; and the procedures that are in place for prisoners who are vaccinated and wish to enjoy the re-instated rights and visitations as is in other prisons in the State to transfer to those prisons. [29406/22]
812. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has taken an appeal (details supplied) to the Supreme Court solely for the purpose of seeking confirmation of the applicability of citizenship to children under the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. [30376/22]
581. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 19 May 2022, the efforts that he has made at European Union and United Nations level to promote and advance such a consensus rather than simply raising the issue of Israel’s compliance with international law (details supplied); his views on whether Ireland is in a strong position at European Union and United Nations level to show leadership in this respect; his views on whether the Irish people would support such an initiative; if he will table such a proposal in view of the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29111/22]
262. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he has instructed the Dublin Airport Authority to close non-critical services at Dublin Airport such as the private VIP terminal known as Dublin Platinum Services and redeploy staff to Terminals 1 and 2 in light of the current staffing issues at the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29045/22]
261. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the initiatives that his Department is supporting to increase the availability of public transport and public service vehicles after 11pm in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29038/22]
219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had any engagement with telecommunications companies regarding the sharing of masts rather than each provider installing their own given the proliferation of new masts across the country including in Dublin 12 in which a company (details supplied) has recently commenced the process of installing two such masts in close proximity to each other through the road opening licence process which results in increased street clutter to the detriment of the streetscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/22]
138. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he has read the recent report on the education systems North and South by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will detail the target funding from the Shared Island fund which is being used in this field, particularly to target the high prevalence of early school-leavers in Northern Ireland. [28634/22]
334. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has read the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) comparing the education systems North and South; and if his Department will take any actions on foot of same. [28635/22]
654. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the support that his Department has made available for research into treatments for long Covid, including research into the application of treatments currently available for patients with acute Covid such as paxlovid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27336/22]
653. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when access to diagnostic testing fluorescence microscopy to identify fibrin micro clots in long Covid patients will be introduced in Ireland so patients can be prescribed anticoagulants safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27335/22]
652. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the availability of the antiviral drug called paxlovid and-or other antivirals and monoclonal antibodies to patients diagnosed with long Covid beyond those with an immunodeficiency to cover patients who are affected with long Covid and are having symptoms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/22]
645. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will make a meaningful proposal or issue an invitation to an organisation (details supplied) that represent healthcare professionals for talks to address long-standing pay and career development issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/22]
622. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, the number and type of enforcements issued to motorists for exceeding the posted 30km per hour speed limit travelling the wrong way on the North Road one-way system and for travelling on the Upper Glen Road cul-de-sac (details supplied) [28187/22]
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total number of fixed penalty notices issued to cyclists by year and to date since the commencement of the Road Traffic Act 2015, tabulated by the alleged offences for which these were issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28181/22]
611. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison officers dismissed by the Irish Prison Service in the past five years for breaches of discipline. [28002/22]
610. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture will be implemented considering that a commitment in the Programme for Government was set for within 18 months of the formation of the Government a target which has since passed. [28001/22]
609. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug overdoses which have taken place over the past five years in each institution in the Irish Prison Service in tabular form; and if she can provide details in the case of each if the outcome was fatal. [28000/22]
608. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will request the Irish Prison Service to carry out a review and updating of its current drugs strategy which dates from 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27999/22]
575. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 and 606 of 17 May 2022, the timeline for the proposed external review of the policies, processes and procedures for sentence calculation; if a shortlist of external candidates has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27341/22]
574. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 and 606 of 17 May 2022, the number of legal challenges that were taken by prisoners due to errors in sentence calculation; the number of completed legal challenges; the number of ongoing legal challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27340/22]
573. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 and 606 of 17 May 2022, the total number of cases in which prisoners continued to remain in detention following the expiration of their correct sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27339/22]
572. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 and 606 of 17 May 2022, the number of prisoners who had their sentence decreased following the 2021 audit of sentence calculations by prison, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27338/22]
571. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 and 606 of 17 May 2022, the number of prisoners who had an error identified in the calculation of their sentence by prison, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27337/22]
562. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 5 April 2022, if she will provide an updated publication date for the findings of the high level taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of persons interacting with the criminal justice system in line with her prior commitment to have done so by the second quarter of 2022. [27263/22]
561. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the increase by almost 10% in the Irish Prison Service population since January 2022; the efforts being made to reduce this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27262/22]
560. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the civil liberties implications of S.I. No. 250/2020 Prison (Amendment) Rules 2020, which was introduced in the context of the Covid pandemic but contain no reference to Covid itself, have no sunset clause and can be utilised upon the advice of a person at the level of the prison doctor; the timeline for the repeal of this legislation in line with the emergency pandemic health legislation which has lapsed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27261/22]
559. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the efforts made since January 2022 to alleviate the position in the Irish Prison Service whereby almost one quarter of prisoners were in some form of restricted regime as per the Irish Prison Service census. [27260/22]
558. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the specific differences in the disciplinary code for officers which was affected by the introduction of S.I. No. 261/2020 which revoked the pre-existing S.I. No. 289/1996. [27259/22]
557. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the Irish Prison Service Prison rules, specifically rule 95 on use of force, to clarify that the amount of force used shall be the minimum necessary and shall be imposed for the shortest necessary time. [27258/22]
556. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will order an annual publication of a measuring the quality of life in prison, similar to research carried out by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, either by the Inspector of Prisons or an academic institution or NGO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27257/22]
555. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce a code of ethics for prison staff in line with the Council of Europe recommendation CM/Rec (2012) 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27256/22]
491. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken in relation to early learning and childcare providers who continue to restrict parents and visitors to their premises, contravening the updated guidance issued by his Department in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27283/22]
197. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the corrective action that is planned to ensure adherence to the 30 km per hour limit in Phoenix Park given that it was introduced more than two months ago and the incidence of motorists travelling at or below the limit is low. [28175/22]
196. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the by-laws (details supplied) on the Phoenix Park website will be revised to include the correct speed limit of 30 km per hour rather than the former 50 km per hour limit. [28174/22]
195. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, the discussion his Department had between the OPW, Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council relating to the change of speed limit in Phoenix Park and the implication for them to erect appropriate speed limit signs (details supplied) at the terminal ends of the 30 km per hour limit; and the agreement that was made between the relevant councils and the OPW given that drivers exiting Phoenix Park have no indication of the cessation of the 30 km per hour limit and the commencement of a new speed limit. [28173/22]
194. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, if repeaters will be deployed on roads currently without repeaters given that speeding is experienced by cyclists and pedestrians on such roads (details supplied). [28172/22]
193. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, when the incomplete and additional remediation works that he outlined will be finished; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the filtered permeability on Military Road does not have signage to prohibit motorcyclists and would benefit from their addition. [28171/22]
192. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 31 March 2022, if he will share the analyses of the surface mounted counters; if he will provide the data from counters not in proximity to junctions, speed bumps or other traffic calming measures and similar which would influence the speed results (details supplied); and if he will provide a comprehensive analysis of the available data to show the impact of the 30 km per hour limit from 28 February to date, by location and direction of travel including but not limited to, the mean, mode and fastest speeds for motor vehicles and the change in traffic volumes by mode. [28168/22]
191. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 31 March 2022, if the OPW will commit to the installation of traffic signs (details supplied) on both sides of the road at the terminal ends of the limit; and if an undertaking will be given to introduce upright repeaters soon after entry to the park and on roads currently without repeaters for example, on Wellington Road. [28167/22]
161. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the status of the exploration of the potential of an online portal for road users to upload footage of road traffic offences as published in the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 on 14 December 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28185/22]
160. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the total number of fixed penalty notices issued to cyclists by year and to date since the commencement of the Road Traffic Act 2015, tabulated by the alleged offences for which these were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28180/22]
159. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of fixed charge notices which have been issued using the statutory instrument for dangerous overtaking of cyclists since the law was introduced in November 2019, by year and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28178/22]
60. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to reducing late filing penalties and-or the introduction of a discretion for the application of penalties by the Companies Registration Office in cases in which an error such as a failed filing fee payment results in a late return as these penalties and requirement for full audited accounts place a significant burden on micro-SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/22]
325. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship application of a person (details supplied) will be expedited due the significant delays in processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27184/22]
324. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if a citizenship application of a person (details supplied) will be expedited due the significant delays in processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27183/22]
321. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the details of the Departmental guidance, information manuals and training for peace commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27016/22]